Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 55.5% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 71.8% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
UYU567.66
|
$3.39
GHS46.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
UYU402.30
|
$5.85
GHS80.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
UYU87.51
|
$0.51
GHS7.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
UYU63.56
|
$0.20
GHS2.69
|
|
pay 24.4% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
UYU77.68
|
$1.07
GHS14.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
UYU193.15
|
$3.60
GHS49.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
UYU154.54
|
$6.56
GHS89.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
UYU119.91
|
$1.39
GHS18.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
UYU188.46
|
$1.51
GHS20.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
UYU41.37
|
$0.91
GHS12.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
UYU53.11
|
$0.59
GHS8.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU28.05
|
$0.63
GHS8.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
UYU45.70
|
$0.79
GHS10.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UYU30.60
|
$0.83
GHS11.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
UYU30.96
|
$0.71
GHS9.70
|
|
pay 67.1% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
UYU271.50
|
$3.48
GHS47.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
UYU1,836.25
|
$13.79
GHS188.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
UYU1,401,871.29
|
$5,681.67
GHS77,735.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
UYU634.74
|
$6.37
GHS87.21
|
|
pay 31.8% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
UYU1,450.58
|
$44.96
GHS615.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
UYU19,522.64
|
$532.41
GHS7,284.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
UYU14,707.68
|
$81.19
GHS1,110.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
UYU3,592.00
|
$27.28
GHS373.21
|
|
pay 50.8% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
UYU14,874.32
|
$57.14
GHS781.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
UYU255,366.40
|
$5,592.22
GHS76,511.24
|
|
pay 64.2% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
UYU138.21
|
$0.69
GHS9.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
UYU146.57
|
$1.14
GHS15.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
UYU184.28
|
$1.20
GHS16.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
UYU1,909.03
|
$30.68
GHS419.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
UYU363.30
|
$4.16
GHS56.88
|
|
pay 78.5% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
UYU3,520.93
|
$10.55
GHS144.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
UYU1,591.15
|
$9.90
GHS135.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
UYU4,116.37
|
$27.96
GHS382.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
UYU4,193.27
|
$27.10
GHS370.77
|
|
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